The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19

Among Tho arrivaAsat tn ST., Iamsa the
past week were ]. O. c. BlountJ. b. 1Atum, 3
= Osnover, A So Clair Abraras W. D. Finlav
son.s. T. Alexander, NJ. 9. JoSa, g. F. Butler,
Wn H. shursieff, Rsss Mr. Fowler J. n seas
=. D. burleigh. w. B. Tucker, N. B. whitney,
| =. ". Greenstk ]. Il. Baker, Jno B. Johnston
and son. Edders Tncker ] W. Warden, D. w
Lowell, B. NJ. Stoddard, JAS s. Deuham, E. w
S'gsbee, Geo. F. Drew, J. s. White, R E. Rose
ID. B. Byrd and j. W. Lyman.
-WEether on land or at sea. on the prairie or
in the crowded city, Ayers Pills are the best ca.
thartic, being convenient eficacious. and safe.
For torpid liver. indigestion, and sick headache,
they never fail. ~
-A.few weeks ago the residence on the Bur
| gesstown plantation of Mr. W. r. Wilson was
| destroyed by fire. Mr.. Wilson employed de-
tective, and within twenty four hours from the
Time he first put foot on the place he had infor.
msiisn sufficient to satisfy him as to who set fire
| to the house. Sheriff Pearce was sent ont 10
arrest two cOlored men-Frank Jenkins and
William Austin. They were arraigned before
Squire W. W. McGriff on Monday, when Austin
was discharged. jenkins waived examination,
and was remanded to Jail to await the action of
the grand jury. 1t is rumored that jenkins
made confession, and that he will plead guilty
IN the Circuit Court. In any event-whether he
pleads guilty or is proven guilty-he should re-
ceive the severest penalty imposed for his great
crime.
Miss Mile Burkhim, of jacksonville. is
visiting friends at her old Observation-Disclosures.
n
ON the Walkatomica from 81. Marks to Punta
Gorda, returned this week. He says the steamer
averaged about twelve miles an hour and the
voyage was a very pleasant one
Mrs 5. B. Hawkins and Miss Matte Bailey
lett on Monday to spend the summer at Raleigh,
n Z. The Doctor will go later via the ITALIA.
hassee and Townsville Railroad
Madam RumOr says there will be at leas
two weddings on Calhoun street before the first
of June.
MIR. 3. ID. Smith, editor of the State Temper
dnee AAiancs, published at Orlando, made
pleasant visit at the FLoRID1AN sanctum this
week
Mr.. Wilson, agent of the Southern Express
Company, will remove his office to the Clark
building, three doors north of the FLoRIDIAN
Office, on Monroe street, about the 23l of Nav
Among the arrivals at the Leon during the
past week we note ]. W. Malone, F. B. Carter
K j. Mays, ID. B. Campbell, n n Scott, l.. L.
Bristow, d. A. Finlayson, G. B. Parkhill, Dr. r.
b. Burroughs, John Frank, A. W. Ovens j. N.
c. Stockton, E. P. Cater, c. L. Bucki, Geo. F.
Miner, S. Stratford Sargent, F. j. Huson, DR..
T. r Milan, A. j. Pnares, L. B. Lee w. N.
Jackson, Geo. 81. Nckee, j. T. Wofford, j. NJ.
lyon, E. V, Backman, r. F. Taylor, G. An
dreWs, 5. l. Wales, A W. Cockrell, Jr., j. NJ,
Bars.
DR.. John B. McFerrin, one of the most
noted divnes of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, died at Nashville on the 10Th.
aged 79 He had been in the ministry for over
halfa century, and was, at the time of his death.
the head of the Methodist publishing house
Minor S. Jones, Esq, a leading lawyer of
Breyard county is in the city, and renews with
pleasure his acquaintance with Tallahassee,
where he was resident while his father was edi-
tor OF the FLoRIDIAN in years before the war
DR.. j. S. Jones was brilliant writer, and he
left many friends throughout the State at his
death, within the past year
Gen. K A. Friedrich, of Topeka Kansas, is
again in the city, and sojournng at the ST. James
Our readers will remember his interesting letters
from Tallahassee last winter, and will be pleased
that he is again in Florida
Hon David Lang. Adjutant- General, adver-
Uses for proposals TO furnish beef for the Insane
Asylum.